EP2074671B1 - Espaceurs de cassette de piles à combustible modulaires pour former un empilement de piles à combustible à oxyde solide - Google Patents

Espaceurs de cassette de piles à combustible modulaires pour former un empilement de piles à combustible à oxyde solide Download PDF

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EP2074671B1
EP2074671B1 EP07796799.0A EP07796799A EP2074671B1 EP 2074671 B1 EP2074671 B1 EP 2074671B1 EP 07796799 A EP07796799 A EP 07796799A EP 2074671 B1 EP2074671 B1 EP 2074671B1
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Karl J. Haltiner
Curtis D. Lamb
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • H01M8/2425—High-temperature cells with solid electrolytes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2465—Details of groupings of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2483—Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by internal manifolds
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/12—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte
    • H01M2008/1293—Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the present invention relates to fuel cells; more particularly, to solid-oxide fuel cells; and most particularly, to modular fuel cell cassette spacers for use in assembling a fuel cell stack.
  • Fuel cells for combining hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity are well known.
  • a known class of fuel cells includes a solid-oxide electrolyte layer through which oxygen anions migrate; such fuel cells are referred to in the art as "solid-oxide” fuel cells (SOFCs).
  • SOFCs solid-oxide fuel cells
  • an SOFC is preferably fueled by "reformate” gas, which is the effluent from a catalytic liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon oxidizing reformer, also referred to herein as "fuel gas".
  • Reformate typically includes amounts of carbon monoxide (CO) as fuel in addition to molecular hydrogen.
  • a complete fuel cell stack assembly includes fuel cell subassemblies and a plurality of components known in the art as interconnects, which electrically connect the individual fuel cell subassemblies in series.
  • the interconnects include a conductive foam or weave disposed in the fuel gas and air flow spaces adjacent the anodes and cathodes of the subassemblies.
  • a fuel cell stack is assembled typically by first laying up each of the fuel cell subassemblies in a jig, forming a plurality of repetitive modular fuel cell units known in the art, and referred to herein, as "cassettes".
  • a fuel cell cassette comprises a ceramic solid-oxide electrolyte layer and a cathode layer coated onto a relatively thick, structurally significant anode element.
  • each of the cassettes becomes a structural and load-bearing element of the stack.
  • a prior art spacer ring is a sheet metal part which is stamped and formed to achieve the desired geometry. This spacer ring is difficult to form, resulting in a part that is relatively expensive even with production tooling in high volumes. Further, each cassette requires a plurality of spacer rings (typically 8), and each ring must be tack welded into place to the cassette shell, accurately and firmly, prior to cassette assembly, adding further positioning and attachment cost and complexity to the assembly operation.
  • Diez discloses a one piece fluid guide frame comprising combustible and exhaust gas circular openings and two sets of spacer rings positioned on two opposite edges of the frame. Each set corresponds to the combustible or to the exhaust gas openings. Each spacer ring comprises two sub-ring to be folded over each other prior to be together folded over their corresponding opening.
  • a modular fuel cell cassette for use in assembling a fuel cell stack is a sheet metal assembly comprising a metal separator plate and a metal cell-mounting plate so formed that when they are joined at their perimeter edges to form the cassette, a cavity is formed between them which can contain a gas stream that feeds a fuel cell subassembly attached within the cassette to the mounting plate.
  • the separator plate and cell-mounting plate are perforated by openings to form chimney-type manifolds for supplying fuel gas to the anode and air to the cathode, and for exhausting the corresponding gases from the stack.
  • the fuel cell subassembly is attached to, and insulated from, the mounting plate by a dielectric seal.
  • the mounting plate includes an opening through which one of the electrodes is accessible, preferably the cathode, and through which a conductive interconnect element extends to make contact with the outer surface of the next-adjacent cassette in a stack.
  • the anode openings in the mounting plate and separator plate are separated and connected by modular spacer rings such that the cassette is incompressible.
  • the spacer rings include radial openings which allow fuel gas to flow from the anode supply chimney into the anode gas channel in the cassette and also back into the anode exhaust chimney.
  • the spacer rings are formed in modules wherein all of the rings required for all of the anode supply chimneys or all of the anode exhaust chimneys of any given cassette are ganged together and include a perimeter element to which the rings are connected which automatically orients and positions the rings within the cassette during assembly thereof.
  • the present invention eliminates the prior art need for individually positioning and spot welding each ring in place prior to assembly of a cassette. Two different structural embodiments for a spacer ring module are disclosed.
  • the invention is directed to a modular spacer ring element which may be substituted in an otherwise prior art fuel cell cassette 100 and fuel cell stack, in a greatly simplified assembly procedure. Therefore, it is useful to review here such a simplified assembly procedure. Therefore, it is useful to review here such a prior art fuel cell cassette 100 to understand how an improved modular spacer ring element 326,426 may be used to replace the prior art individual spacer rings 126.
  • Prior art fuel cell cassette 100 is substantially as disclosed in the parent patent application referenced hereinabove and made public in US Published Patent Application No. 2006/0147786 A1 .
  • a prior art fuel cell cassette 100 includes a cassette housing 101 including a fuel cell mounting plate 102 and a separation plate 104.
  • Mounting plate 102 includes a large central electrode opening 106 for receiving a fuel cell subassembly 128 as described below.
  • Outboard of central electrode opening 106 are cathode air inlets 108a, cathode air outlets 110a, fuel gas inlets 112a, and fuel gas outlets 114a.
  • Separation plate 104 is provide with similar and mating air and fuel openings 108b,110b,112b, and 114b, respectively, said electrode and separation plate inlets and outlets defining respective supply and exhaust chimneys for air and fuel gas.
  • Separation plate 104 is formed as a shallow tray 115 such that a cavity is created between plates 102,104 for receiving fuel cell components and fuel gas as described below.
  • the mounting and separation plates are formed as by stamping or drawing from thin sheet stock (0.1 to 1.0 mm) of a ferritic stainless steel, although other materials such as austenitic stainless steel or high temperature alloys may also be acceptable.
  • prior art plates 102,104 are joined to define a cassette housing by formation of a metallurgical bond at their edges and around each of the air inlets and outlets such that only openings 112,114 have access to the interior of the cassette.
  • a prior art spacer ring 126 is provided within each cassette 100 for each anode fuel gas inlet 112a,b and each anode fuel gas outlet 114a,b.
  • a pair of rings 120a,b having radial tabs 118 extending from rings 120a,b are connected by a link 122.
  • Radial tabs 118 are folded inward and line up with one another when the the tabs 118 form openings 124 which allow fuel gas to flow from the fuel gas inlets 112 into the anode gas channel (space contained within the cassette), and into the fuel gas outlets 114 from the anode gas channel.
  • the folded spacer rings 126 form solid metal spacers between mounting plate 102 and separator plate 104, thus defining and maintaining a constant spacing therebetween despite assembly and operational loads on the cassette.
  • Prior art rings 126 are formed by stamping from sheet materials similar to those disclosed for forming the mounting plate and separator plate.
  • a fuel cell stack 200 is formed by literally stacking together a plurality of individual fuel cell cassettes 100.
  • the cassettes are bonded together outboard of central opening 106 in a pattern surrounding the air and fuel gas inlets and exhausts.
  • a modular spacer ring element 326 comprises a plurality of identical individual spacer rings 326a,326b,326c,326d oriented and attached via individual tethers 380a,380b,380c,380d to a common rail 382.
  • Each spacer ring 326a-d has radial anode fuel gas flow passages 324 formed into one surface of the ring.
  • the flow passages 324 are separated by columnar ring segments 318 corresponding to prior art tabs 118 which are the full thickness of the ring and therefore can act as structural support columns around the anode fuel gas openings after assembly of a cassette and stack.
  • Spacer ring element 326 can be simply placed into the cassette during the cassette assembly process.
  • the rings are automatically positioned and oriented, and no welding is required.
  • Rail 382 is sandwiched between the abutting edges of fuel cell mounting plate 102 and a separation plate 104 ( FIGS. 1 and 9 ), thereby securing rings 326a-d in position.
  • the axial faces of rings 326a-d are sealed to the fuel cell mounting plate 102 and separation plate 104 by compression during assembly of the cassettes into a fuel cell stack.
  • Modular spacer ring element 326 is readily formable as a monolith in known fashion via, for example, photochemical machining, powdered metal fabrication, coining, or forging. Two such elements 326, one for anode fuel gas supply and one for anode fuel gas exhaust, are required for each cassette 300. Preferably, element 326 is formed by photochemical machining. Although photochemically machined parts are typically more expensive than simple stampings, a single photochemically machined element 326 is less expensive than the corresponding four stamped prior art rings 126 currently in use (in addition to the assembly savings already described).
  • the embodiment of a modular spacer ring element 426 in accordance with the invention comprises a sub-element 426' having a plurality of identical individual spacer sub-rings 426a1,426a2,426b1,426b2,426c1,426c2,426d1,426d2 oriented and attached via individual tethers 480a1,480a2,480b1,480b2,480c1,480c2,480d1,480d2 to a common rail 482 formed in two parts, 482-1,482-2, and foldable at points 484.
  • Second embodiment 426 as formed initially is one-half the thickness of first embodiment 326.
  • Each spacer sub-ring 426a1-d2 has a plurality of curves defining an annular pattern of alternating inwardly- and outwardly-extending arcs 486-1,486-2.
  • Arcs 486-1 are angularly shifted from arcs 486-2 by one-quarter cycle (in the present example, by 30°) with respect to tethers 480 such that when first rail portion 482-1 is folded at points 484, defining a folding line 485, onto second rail portion 482-2, as shown in FIG. 8 , a fully formed spacer 426 is formed having the same thickness as first embodiment 326.
  • the annular geometry of the two rows of sub-rings is such that, when folded into superposition, radial openings 488 are formed therebetween for passage of anode fuel gas into and out of the stack chimneys.
  • the fully-formed spacer rings 426a-d ( FIG. 8 ) define columns 418 where the sub-rings overlap, corresponding to prior art tabs 118 which are the full thickness of the ring and therefore can act as structural support columns around the anode fuel gas openings after assembly of a cassette and stack.
  • Spacer ring element 426 can be simply placed into the cassette during the cassette assembly process. The rings are automatically positioned and oriented, and no welding is required.
  • Rail 482 is sandwiched between the abutting edges of fuel cell mounting plate 102 and a separation plate 104, thereby securing rings 426a-d in position.
  • the axial faces of rings 426a-d are sealed to the fuel cell mounting plate 102 and separation plate 104 by compression during assembly of the cassettes into a fuel cell stack.
  • portions 426-1 and 426-2 shown in FIG. 7 , are not mirror images but rather inverted images; that is, portion 426-2 may be derived from a second portion 426-1 by simply turning portion 426-1 end-for-end.
  • sub-element 426' may be formed either by stamping as a single sheet from sheet stock, for folding as described at points 484, or by two identical portions 426-1 oriented as just described for attachment at points 484.
  • Modular spacer ring element 426 is readily formable in known fashion via, for example, photochemical machining, powdered metal fabrication, coining, or forging. Two such elements 426, one for anode fuel gas supply and one for anode fuel gas exhaust, are required for each cassette 300. Preferably, element 426 is formed by stamping and folding from sheet stock.
  • a portion 500 of a completed fuel cell stack in accordance with the invention comprises first and third cassettes 500a,500c completed in accordance with the invention on either side of an intermediate exploded second cassette 500b.
  • Second cassette 500b includes a cassette housing 501 including a fuel cell mounting plate 502 and a separation plate 504.
  • Mounting plate 502 includes a large central electrode opening for receiving a cathode mesh air baffle 503. Outboard of the central electrode opening are cathode air inlets 508a, cathode air outlets 510a, fuel gas inlets 512a, and fuel gas outlets 514a.
  • Separation plate 504 is provide with similar and mating air and fuel openings, respectively, said electrode and separation plate inlets and outlets defining respective supply and exhaust chimneys for air and fuel gas.
  • Separation plate 504 is formed as a shallow tray such that a cavity is created between plates 502,504 for receiving fuel cell components and fuel gas.
  • a first anode modular spacer ring element 526-A is installed adjacent anode fuel gas inlets 512a, and a second anode modular spacer ring element 526-B is installed adjacent anode fuel gas outlets 514a.
  • An anode mesh fuel baffle 505 is disposed between ring elements 526-A,526-B.
  • a contact paste layer 507 electrically connects the cathode mesh 503 to the surface of the cathode layer in mounting plate 502.
  • a contact paste layer 509 electrically connects the anode mesh 505 to the separator second anode modular spacer ring element 526-B is installed adjacent anode fuel gas outlets 514a.
  • An anode mesh fuel baffle 505 is disposed between ring elements 526-A,526-B.
  • a contact paste layer 507 electrically connects the cathode mesh 503 to the surface of the cathode layer in mounting plate 502.
  • a contact paste layer 509 electrically connects the anode mesh 505 to the separator plate 504.
  • a fusible glass seal 511 seals cassette 500b to cassette 500a. (A similar glass seal is required but not shown between cassette 500c and cassette 500b.)

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  1. Élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (326, 427) pour former une pluralité de colonnes dans une cassette de piles à combustible (100) et pour la communication gazeuse entre une pluralité de cheminées d'écoulement de gaz et des composants à l'intérieur de ladite cassette (100), l'élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (326, 426) comprenant :
    une pluralité de bagues d'espacement individuelles identiques (326a, 326b, 326c, 326d - 426a1, 426a2, 426b1, 426b2, 426c1, 426c2, 426d1, 426d2) orientées angulairement et attachées via des amarres individuelles (380a, 380b, 380c, 380d- 480a1, 480a2, 480b1, 480b2, 480c1, 480c2, 480d1, 480d2) à une rampe commune (382, 482), chaque bague d'espacement individuelle (326a-d, 480a1-d2) étant capable d'être positionné dans ledit élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (326, 426) afin d'entourer une cheminée de ladite pluralité de cheminées d'écoulement de case à l'intérieur de ladite cassette (100),
    chacune desdites bagues individuelles (326a-d, 426a1-d2) comprenant
    une pluralité de passages d'écoulement de gaz radiaux (324) à travers ladite bague (326, 426), séparés angulairement par des segments de bague en colonne (318) définissant l'épaisseur dudit élément annulaire (326),
    l'élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (426) comprenant en outre:
    a) une première partie modulaire (426-1) ayant une pluralité d'éléments en sous-anneaux (426a1, 426b1, 426c1, 426d1) attachés par une pluralité de premières amarres (480a1, 480b1, 480c1, 480d1) à une première rampe (482-1), dans laquelle ladite première partie modulaire (426-1) est une fraction de l'épaisseur finale désirée dudit élément annulaire espacement modulaire (426), et dans laquelle chacun desdits premiers éléments en sous-anneaux (426a1, 426b1, 426c1, 426d1) inclut une pluralité de courbes définissant un premier motif annulaire avec des caractéristiques alternantes (486-1) s'étendant vers l'intérieur et vers l'extérieur, et dans laquelle ladite attache de chacun de ladite pluralité de premiers éléments en sous-anneaux (426a1, 426b1, 426c1, 426d1) à ladite pluralité de premières amarres (480a1, 480b1, 480c1, 480d1) est à une première orientation angulaire par rapport auxdites premières amarres (480a1, 480b1, 480c1, 480d1) ;
    b) une seconde partie modulaire (426-2) ayant une pluralité de seconds éléments en sous-anneaux (426a2, 426b2, 426c2, 426d2) attachés par une pluralité de secondes amarres (480a2, 480b2, 480c2, 480d2) à une seconde rampe (482-2), dans laquelle l'épaisseur de ladite seconde partie annulaire (426-2) est égale à l'épaisseur finale désirée dudit élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (426) diminué de ladite fraction de l'épaisseur finale désirée, et dans laquelle chacun desdits seconds éléments en sous anneaux (426a2, 426b2, 426c2, 426d2) inclut une pluralité de courbes définissant un second motif annulaire de caractéristiques (486-2) alternantes s'étendant vers l'intérieur et s'étendant vers l'extérieur, et dans laquelle ladite attache de chacun de ladite pluralité de seconds élément en sous anneaux (426a2, 426b2, 426c2, 426d2) à ladite pluralité de secondes amarres (480a2, 480b2, 480c2, 480d2) est à une seconde orientation angulaire par rapport auxdites secondes amarres (480a2, 480b2, 480c2, 480d2), et
    dans lequel ladite première et ladite seconde partie modulaire (426-1, 426-2) forment, lorsqu'elles sont superposées l'une sur l'autre, ledit élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (426).
  2. Élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (426) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite fraction de l'épaisseur finale désirée dudit élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (426) est égale à la moitié de l'épaisseur finale désirée dudit élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (426).
  3. Élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (426) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite première et ladite seconde partie modulaire (426-1, 426-2) sont identiques lorsque l'une ou l'autre est tournée bout-pour-bout par rapport à l'autre.
  4. Élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (426) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite première et ladite seconde partie modulaire (426-1, 426-2) sont formés comme un unique sous-élément (426') comprenant une ligne de pliage (485) entre elles, et dans lequel ladite superposition de ladite première partie modulaire (426-1) sur ladite seconde partie modulaire (426-2) est effectuée en repliant ledit unique sous-élément (426') le long de ladite ligne de pliage (485).
  5. Élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (426) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit unique sous-élément (426') est formé par estampage à partir d'un matériau de départ en tôle.
  6. Cassette pour pile à combustible modulaire (100) comprenant :
    a) une plaque de montage (102) contenant un élément électrolyte, un élément de cathode, et un élément d'anode ;
    b) une plaque séparatrice (104) espacée de ladite plaque de montage (102) et définissant une chambre d'anode entre elles,
    dans laquelle chacune de ladite plaque de montage (102) et de ladite plaque séparatrice (104) inclut une première pluralité de cheminées d'alimentation d'air pour cathode et de gaz combustible pour anode, et une seconde pluralité de cheminées d'échappement d'air pour cathode et de gaz combustible pour anode ; et
    c) un élément annulaire d'espacement modulaire (326, 426) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, et
    dans laquelle ladite rampe commune (382, 482) est capturée entre les bordures appariées de ladite plaque de montage (102) et de ladite plaque séparatrice (104).
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